Order of Essalieyan Books
The Essalieyan universe represents multiple series of fantasy novels by Canadian author Michelle West. The series include The Sacred Hunt, The Sun Sword, The House War and several short stories. The universe is named for the Empire of Essalieyan, run by King Reymalyn and King Cormalyn (the Twin Kings). Its opposing kingdom is the Dominion of Annagar, which is located directly to the south.
Michelle West began her Essaliyan universe with her series The Sacred Hunt, which consists of Hunter’s Oath and Hunter’s Death, published in 1995 and 1996 respectively. The next series was The Sun Sword, which is set sixteen years after the events of The Sacred Hunt. The other series in the universe is The House War – the first three of which take place before The Sun Sword series and the rest of which take place immediately afterwards. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Michelle West’s Essalieyan universe books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order):
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Publication Order of Sacred Hunt Books
| Hunter's Oath | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunter's Death | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The authors recommend that readers make sure to read The Sun Sword series before the fourth novel of The House War series. | ||
Publication Order of Sun Sword Books
| The Broken Crown | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Uncrowned King | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shining Court | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sea of Sorrows | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Riven Shield | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Sun Sword | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of House War Books
| The Hidden City | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| City of Night | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| House Name | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Skirmish | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Battle | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Oracle | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Firstborn | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| War | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Essalieyan Chronicles Books
| Echoes | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Huntbrother | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Black Ospreys | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Weapon | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Warlord | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Memory of Stone | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Birthnight | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gifted | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| For the Love of God | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hunger | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Shadow of a Change | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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